Motor-vehicle.



PATENTED APR. 23, 1907.

R. HERMAN. MOTOR VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE s. 1906.

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R. HERMAN. MOTOR VEHICLE. ArPLIoATIoN FILED JUNI: e. 190s.

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REINHOLD HERMAN, OF GRAFTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

Moron-VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprii 23, 19071 Application filed June 6, 1906. Serial No.320.430.

` To all whom t may concern:

Above the outer frame bars and 11 is Be it known thatI, REINHOLD HERMAN,a arranged an upper supplementalsus ended citizen of the United Statesof America, re-

s idCiln at Crafton,.in the county of Allegheny an tate of Pennsylvania,have invented certaln new and useful Improvements 1n ,Motor-Vehicles,`of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had thereinto t e accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to motor'vehicles of the four Wheel type, and itsprimary object is ,to provide ,a novel construction and arrange ment ofsuspended frames orchassis whereby j olts and j-ars to occupants of thevehicle and strain upon the vehicle itself will be reduced .to theminimum, thus materially contributing to the comfort lof users of thesemavchinos and adding to the strength and durability 0f the vehicle'.

In constructing my improved motor Vehicle, I employ an outer and aninner suspended frame and a supplemental upper suspended frame for'supporting the vehicle Jody, each of said frames having an independentspring support to adapt it to yield independently in passing unevenplaces or obstructions in the road.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with its accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification, andits novel features will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 1s a side elevation of a motor vehicle frameconstructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a toj lanviewof the same.

-lie'reference numerals 1 and 2, respectively designate the front .andrear axles of the vehicle, and`3 and 4 the front and rear holsterssupported above the axles upon elliptical springs 5.

he inner frame comprises a front cross bar 6 and the latter suitablesupporting andconnecting shoes 8. The cross bar 6'is connected to thefront bol'- ster 3 by a universal connection preferably a ball andsocket joint 9. This inner frame serves as the support for the motor andaccessories (not shown). y

The outer frame consists of parallel side parallel side bars 7, the rearends of bars 10 and 11 secured to the' front axle 1 by shoes 12, and across bar 13 connecting the ball and socket connection 14 to the rearbolster. f

eing secured tothe rear axle 2 byy hence any shocks or jars caused byuneven-A ness of the road or obstructions thereon ,will be borne by theinner and outer frames without'materially affecting theupper supple-Igiental suspended frame, and the ve cle od V Itywill be apparent thateach of the three frames constituting the supporting structure of thevehicle is adapted to yield independently of the others, each having anindepend-V entspring support, and the inner and outer frames each havingan independent connection with the axles and bolsters.

The invention is not restricted to any specific means for securing theends of the inner and outer frames to the axles, or the side bars of theupper suspended frame to the outer frame, as any means for this purposemay be employed which will permit the frames to have the requiredvertical play or yielding motion; and also any securing means deslredmay be used to connect the cross bars of the inner and outer frames tothe front andrear bolsters, that will allow the required movement of theaxle Without undue vibration of'the frames. I therefore would have itunderstood that I reserve the .right to make all such modifications andvariations 1n the minor details of construction, as may fall Within thescope of the claims. v

What I claimand desire to secure by Iletters Patent, is

1. A frame structure for motor vehicles, comprising an inner suspendedframe, an

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outer suspended frame, anda supplemental y uppersuspended frame each ofsaid frames having an independent connection with the vehicle andanindependent yielding support.

2. The combination with the axles and bolsters of a' motor vehicle, ofan outer frame secured tothe forward axle, and the rear" bolster, aninner frame secured to the rear IIO axle, and thefront bolster, and asupple outer frame, and adapted to support the.

mental upper frame suspended above said vehicle body,

B .n a motor vehicle, a frame structure 'loolnprising an inner frame andan outer frame, each of said frames having an independent connectionwith the vehicle, and a.

supplemental `frame yieldingly supported above said'outer rame.

4. In a `vmotor vehicle,l the combination "with an inner and an outersuspended frame,

.of means for` securing `said frames to. the

axles of the vehicle, means for connecting said frames to the vehicleholsters, a; supplemental frame supported-above' said'l outer frame, andspring supports'for each' 'ofl said frames. Y 'y 5. In a motor vehicle,.the combination With an outer frame connected to the front axle, andleaving a'nniversal connection With' the rear bolstergof an inner frameconnected t0. the rearaxle, and having a universal connection withthevfrontbolster, and a, supplemental upper frame y'ieldin ly;connectedat its rear end, fand yielding .f 'supported at its 4forwardend upon said outer frame.

6. In a n1ot`orvel1ic1e,.a traine structure conipnsing two suspendedframes, eachl1av ing an independent fixed-support, and 'a yieldingsupport, and a supplemental suspended `frame having a pivotal support atits rear end, and a yielding support at its forward 'end 7. Inl a motoryvehicle, the' combination with 'the axles and holsters,` of an inner`and' an outer frame, each comprising parallel side* bars, connectedtogether by'a cross loar,Y the -clisconnect-ed ends'of the side bars ofone of said frames being secured to fone-of said axles, and thedisconnected ends ofthe side bars 4ofthe other ofsaid frames beingconnested to the other axle, .meansfor yieldingly' connecting the-crossbars of said frames to

